Match

FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire: result 2-1 and analysis

Major League SoccerRegular Season - 21Kick-off on July 5, 2025 at 11:30 PM (UTC)TQL Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

FC Cincinnati
2-1
Chicago Fire

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What was the result of FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire?

FC Cincinnati won 2-1 on July 5, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 19′EvanderFC Cincinnati
  • 50′K. DenkeyFC Cincinnati
  • 55′P. ZinckernagelChicago Fire

Official lineup for FC Cincinnati vs Chicago Fire

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

FC Cincinnati

3-4-1-2
  1. 9K. Denkey
  2. 85K. Kamara
  1. 10Evander
  1. 23L. Orellano
  2. 20P. Bucha
  3. 27B. Anunga
  4. 91D. Yedlin
  1. 29L. Engel
  2. 21M. Miazga
  3. 2A. Powell
  1. 18R. Celentano

Chicago Fire

4-3-3
  1. 19J. Bamba
  2. 9H. Cuypers
  3. 11P. Zinckernagel
  1. 17B. Gutiérrez
  2. 22M. Pineda
  3. 35S. Oregel
  1. 15A. Gutman
  2. 3J. Elliott
  3. 5S. Rogers
  4. 2Leonardo Barroso
  1. 25J. Gal
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, FC Cincinnati have 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats; Chicago Fire have 7, 2 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

FC Cincinnati
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 28, 2025Orlando City SC(away)2-1Major League Soccer
Jun 25, 2025CF Montreal(away)3-1Major League Soccer
Jun 14, 2025New England Revolution(away)1-0Major League Soccer
May 31, 2025DC United(home)1-2Major League Soccer
May 28, 2025FC Dallas(home)3-3Major League Soccer
Chicago Fire
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 29, 2025Charlotte(home)3-2Major League Soccer
Jun 26, 2025Philadelphia Union(home)0-1Major League Soccer
Jun 15, 2025Nashville SC(home)0-2Major League Soccer
Jun 7, 2025DC United(away)7-1Major League Soccer
May 31, 2025Orlando City SC(away)3-1Major League Soccer

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 3 FC Cincinnati wins, 1 draw, 2 Chicago Fire wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 20, 2025Chicago Fire 2-3 FC CincinnatiMajor League Soccer
Jul 17, 2024FC Cincinnati 0-1 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Mar 3, 2024Chicago Fire 1-2 FC CincinnatiMajor League Soccer
Jun 3, 2023FC Cincinnati 1-0 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer
Mar 19, 2023Chicago Fire 3-3 FC CincinnatiMajor League Soccer
Oct 1, 2022FC Cincinnati 2-3 Chicago FireMajor League Soccer

Last archived meeting: Chicago Fire vs FC Cincinnati on Apr 20, 2025

How many goals should we expect?

FC Cincinnati score 1.7 and concede 1.2 goals per match over their last 15; Chicago Fire score 2.1 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
FC Cincinnati1.71.2410/159/15
Chicago Fire2.11.7310/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

FC Cincinnati sit 9th in Major League Soccer (36 points from 27 matches) and Chicago Fire sit 3rd (48 points from 28 matches).

2026 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
3Chicago Fire281468514048
9FC Cincinnati27999586536

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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